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Surah Ash-Shura (42) — Ayah 14
وَمَا تَفَرَّقُوٓا۟ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْعِلْمُ بَغْيًۢا بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَلَوْلَا كَلِمَةٌ سَبَقَتْ مِن رَّبِّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى لَّقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ وَإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ أُورِثُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِمْ لَفِى شَكٍّ مِّنْهُ مُرِيبٍ ﴿14﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And they divided not till after knowledge had come to them, through (selfish) transgression between themselves. And had it not been for a Word that went forth before from your Lord for an appointed term, the matter would have been settled between them. And verily, those who were made to inherit the Scripture [i.e. the Taurâh (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel)] after them (i.e. Jews and Christians) are in grave doubt concerning it (i.e. Allâh’s true religion - Islâm or the Qur’ân).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
تَفَرَّقُوٓا۟
tafarraqū
they became divided
إِلَّا
illā
until
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
مَا
mā
[what]
جَآءَهُمُ
jāahumu
came to them
ٱلْعِلْمُ
l-ʿil'mu
the knowledge
بَغْيًۢا
baghyan
(out of) rivalry
بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ
baynahum
among them
وَلَوْلَا
walawlā
And if not
كَلِمَةٌۭ
kalimatun
(for) a word
سَبَقَتْ
sabaqat
(that) preceded
مِن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
إِلَىٰٓ
ilā
for
أَجَلٍۢ
ajalin
a term
مُّسَمًّۭى
musamman
specified
لَّقُضِىَ
laquḍiya
surely, it (would have) been settled
بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ
baynahum
between them
وَإِنَّ
wa-inna
And indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
أُورِثُوا۟
ūrithū
were made to inherit
ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ
l-kitāba
the Book
مِنۢ
min
after them
بَعْدِهِمْ
baʿdihim
after them
لَفِى
lafī
(are) surely in
شَكٍّۢ
shakkin
doubt
مِّنْهُ
min'hu
concerning it
مُرِيبٍۢ
murībin
disquieting
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
14. 1. That is, if the decision of delaying their punishment had not already been made, then the punishment would have been sent immediately and they would have been destroyed.
